Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीमहेश उवाच । दुर्लभः प्राणिनां तात यो वरः प्रार्थितोऽनघ । देवदेवस्य वाहनं द्विजेन्द्रत्वं सुदुर्लभम्
śrīmaheśa uvāca | durlabhaḥ prāṇināṃ tāta yo varaḥ prārthito'nagha | devadevasya vāhanaṃ dvijendratvaṃ sudurlabham
قال شري ماهيشا: يا بُنيّ، أيها الطاهر من الإثم، إنّ النعمة التي سألتَها نادرةٌ على ذوي الأجساد. أن تكون مركبةَ إلهِ الآلهة، وأن تنال رتبة «سيّد ذوي الولادتين»—فذلك عسيرٌ جدًّا نيله.
Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Garuḍa
Scene: Śrī Maheśa responds with gravity: the requested boon is rare for embodied beings; to be the mount of Devadeva and to be ‘dvijendra’ is exceedingly difficult—Śiva’s face shows compassionate seriousness.
FAQs
Some attainments are portrayed as cosmically rare; humility and realism accompany the pursuit of exalted spiritual roles.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa context links the narrative to the sanctity of the Narmadā region overall.
No explicit rite is given; the verse functions as theological commentary on rarity and divine appointment.